Ezekiel 27:10

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“Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.”

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BSBPD

“Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Persian and Lud and Phut Have been in thy forces--thy men of war. Shield and helmet they hung up in thee, They--they have given out thine honour.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 27:10 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 10:6The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
  2. Genesis 10:13Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
  3. Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:8The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.
  5. 1 Chronicles 1:11Mizraim was the father of the Ludites, the Anamites, the Lehabites, the Naphtuhites,
  6. 1 Chronicles 1:17The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
  7. Song of Solomon 4:4Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
  8. Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My glory. So they will proclaim My glory among the nations.
  9. Jeremiah 46:9Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth— Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.
  10. Ezekiel 27:11Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
  11. Ezekiel 30:5Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.
  12. Ezekiel 38:5Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,
  13. Daniel 5:28PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
  14. Nahum 3:9Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.

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